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This  bureau  is  in  receipt  of  numerous  requests  for  Indian  names 
suitable  for  use  by  Camp  Fire  Girls  and  as  camp  names,  and  often  for 
the  translation  into  one  or  more  of  the  many  Indian  languages  of 
English  expressions  involving  concepts  wholly  foreign  to  the  Indian 
mode  of  thought.  It  is  impossible  for  the  bureau  to  devote  the 
time  and  to  meet  the  expense  of  special  research  incident  to  questions 
of  this  kind. 

Appended  is  a  selection  of  simplified  Indian  names  designed  to 
meet  most  of  the  requests  received.  The  pronunciation  of  these 
names  is  as  follows:  a  as  in  father;  a  as  in  law;  e  as  a  in  hate;  i  as 
in  machine;  ai  as  in  aisle;  u  as  in  rule.  Short  vowels  are  indicated 
in  the  customary  manner  (a,  e,  I,  8,  u);  n  is  nasalized,  as  in  drink. 
The  consonants  are  as  in  English. 

PERSONAL  NAMES 

DAKOTA    (SIOUX) 


Chumani Dewdrops. 

Chaiiteyukan Benevolent. 

Chdpa Beaver. 

Ch  antesuta To  be  firm  of  heart . 


Wishtecha Modest. 

Wakichofize A  leader." 

Wany^cha Firefly. 

Wichaka. .          .  .To  be  true. 


Akikta One  who  works  with  de-     Wa Snow. 

termination.  (,  ZItkala Little  bird . 


Macha The  aurora. 

Kimimela The  butterfly. 


Zonta Trustworthy. 

Wakapa To  excel. 


Tankdku Her  younger  sister.  \Vapika Skillful. 

Wozhupiwi The      planting      moon  Wakinyela Dove. 

(May).  Woape Hope. 

W6ksapiwi The  harvest  moon  (Au-  Wowashi A  worker. 

gust).  Mahpiyato Blue  cloud. 

Wakpala Streamlet,  little  stream.  Winona First-born  daughter. 

OMAHA 

Mitena The  coming  moon.  Tadewi Wind  woman. 

Miglna The  returning  moon .  Taigi The      returning      r 

Mihewi Sun  woman.  moon. 

Taini The  coming  new  moon. 

Req.  542A  Ethnol.) 

93630-15  (3) 


OSAGE 


Iniabi Refers  to  the  sun,  on. 

which  all  life  de- 
pends. 

Mfsae...         The  white  sun. 


Niabi Fawn    ("One    that   is 


spared        by 
hunter"). 

Mina Elder  sister. 

Wfhe Younger  sister. 


the 


COOS 


Wawa Little  girl. 

O6yu Rainbow. 

Yimeyam Bright. 

Alkas She  is  afraid. 

Nehewitsin .......  Pretty. 

Mftsis. .  .  .Wise. 


Kokatoai Star. 

Nituna My  daughter. 


Cholena Bird. 

Chimalus Bluebird. 

Cholentit . . ,       . .  Little  bird . 


Istas Snow. 

Ot6kson Little  stars. 

Viho Chief. 

Woiviho...         .  .Cloud  chief. 


Yoomee Star. 

Aleshanee She  plays  all  the  time. 

Towayam Beloved  by  all,  lovable. 

Heeneekis Equal  to  any. 

Tkalis Sun. 

Hayoohafna She  is  very  active. 


BLACKFOOT 


Aponi Butterfly. 

Kiniks. . .  . .  Rosebud . 


DELAWARE 


Zelozelos Cricket. 

Woatawes Flower. 

Minal...  ..Fruit. 


CHEYENNE 


loviano Yellow  hawk. 

Nakashgonam — My  child. 

Hoimani Lawmaker. 

Ihikona. . .          . .  Industrious  worker. 


CHEROKEE 


Ayunli First  in  the  dance, 

dance  leader. 

Kamama Butterfly. 

Nakwisi Star. 

Adsila Blossom. 

Ayita Worker. 

Gatayahi Jealous  one. 

Galilahi Amiable,  gejntle,  attrac- 
tive. 

Gatitla They  run  to  her. 


Gahistiski Peacemaker. 

Sinasta Expert. 

Salali Squirrel . 

Sala/linita Young  squirrel. 

Awinita Young  deer. 

Tayanfta Young  beaver. 

Yana Bear. 

Inali Black  fox. 

Nundayeli Midday  sun. 

Tsungani Excels  all  others. 


SENECA 


Dewen'dons It  swings. 

Gaonya'was It  shakes  the  sky. 

Gaji'jens Its  flowers  fall. 

Gahadi'yas It  crosses  the  forest. 

Ganofiwi/yas It  crosses  the  swamp. 

Saiyen'gu Lost  again  in  mist. 

Yanenowi She  guards  the  corn. 

Gonwasgon/gwen.She  took  one  from  the 
water. 


Ogofiwage'son — Along  the  hillside. 

Awe'ogon Nothing  but  flowers. 

Awei'non Moving  flowers. 

Awendexa Early  day. 

Gaguyewak/hon..It  awakens  them. 

Gaha'dihse It  drags  the  forest. 

Ganonkwenon — She  is  alert. 


CHIPPEWA   (OJIBWA) 


Swangideed Brave,  courageous.  Wabanang Eastern  star  (Morning 

Memengwa Butterfly .  star) . 

Chamaniked Canoe  maker.  Inawendiwin Friendship. 

Ogima Chief.  Xitagewinini Good  hunter. 

Ogimawiwin Chieftainship.  Makisinikevrinini .  .Moccasin  maker. 

Xamid Dancer.  Wawinges Skillful. 

Odanisima Daughter.  Wabaningosi Snowbird . 

Bidaban It  begins  to  dawn.  Anang Star. 

Enabandang Dreamer.  Songitehe Strong-hearted . 

Migisi Eagle. 

CAMP  NAMES 

CHEROKEE 

Adahi In  the  woods;  forest  place. 

Talahi In  the  oaks;  oak  forest. 

Xatsihi In  the  pines. 

Tsiskwahi Bird  place. 

Amaiyulti Water  side;  near  the  water. 

Tahigwa At  peace. 

Saluyi In  the  thicket. 

Inagei In  the  wilderness. 

Watuhiyi Beautiful  place. 

Gatusi In  the  mountain. 

Ahaluna Lookout  place. 

_JJnaliyi Place  of  friends.  — 

Unilawisti Council  place. 

Gatiyi Town  house  (tribal  dance  and  council  house). 

Akwenasa My  home. 

Amadahi ". Forest  water. 

Ayeliyu  adahi In  the  heart  (middle)  of  the  woods. 

tlntalulti On  the  bank  of  the  lake. 

Elitsehi Green  meadow;  verdant  fields. 

Ustanali Rock  ledge. 

Xunta  udeliga Sunset. 

Yanahi Bear  place. 

Wahiliyi Eagle  place. 

Kultsa/te  untalulti House  by  the  lake. 

Kultsa'te  adahi House  in  the  woods. 

*  IROQUOIS 

Waskwaha ..]„, 

Kanosera [Camp'  temP°rar>'  shelter- 

Kahagon In  the  forest. 

Otahnagon In  the  pine  woods. 

CHIPPEWA 

Chickagami By  the  lake. 

Wasabinang Outlook,  at  the  place  of  looking. 

Xisatin At  the  foot  of  the  mountain. 

Minitik Island,  one  covered  with  trees. 


Wakitatina. . . On  the  h illtop. 

Anokiwaki Hunting-ground. 

Pikwatina Hill  or  mountain . 

Anwebewin Rest,  quietness. 

Gabgshiwin,  nibewin Camp. 

NingabSsh I  camp. 

Ogimawigamig In  the  chief's  lodge. 

Nawakwa In  the  middle  of  the  forest. 

Chigakwa Near  the  forest. 

Wigiwam Lodge. 

Wanagekogamig Lodge  of  cedar-bark. 

Wigwasiwigamig Lodge  of  birch -bark. 

Wakaigan Log  house. 

Manakiki Maple  forest. 

Ininatig .Maple  tree. 

Miskwawak Red  cedar. 

Mighkwawakokang In  a  place  where  there  are  red  cedars. 

Agaming On  the  shore. 

Mitigwaki Woods  (forest). 

Mitigwaking In  the  woods. 

Nopiming In  a  forest. 

MISCELLANEOUS  CAMP  AND  CLUB  NAMES 

Language.  Name.  Meaning. 

Arikara Akanu Lodge. 

Crow Ashe Lodge. 

[Awi Lodge. 

AraPaho JNaiset Sunset, 

M  ,       ,  rJonito  otara Beaver  club  or  society. 

"  "\Otyokwa A  group  or  body  of  persons  forming  a  single 

fellowship. 

JAssandawi Place  of  sunshine.7" 

' ' ' '  [Tapawingo Place  of  joy.^- 

Huron Katinonkwat Heart's  desire. 

Chippewa Amikwa-ododem Beaver  club  or  society. 

Cheyenne Ninovan Our  home. 

The  bureau  is  also  in  constant  receipt  of  requests  for  titles  of  books 
on  Indian  folk-tales  and  myths.  To  meet  this  demand,  the  following 
list  of  a  few  of  the  published  writings  on  the  subject  is  given: 

BOOKS   ON    FOLK-LORE,  MYTHS,  AND   LEGENDS 

Canfield,  W.  W Legends  of  the  Iroquois.     New  York,  A.  Wessels  Co.,  1902. 

Chapman,  J.  W Tenia  Texts  and  Tales  from  Anvik,  Alaska,  with  vocabulary  by 

P.  E.  Goddard.  Leyden,  Holland,  E.  J.  Brill,  1914.  (Publi- 
cations of  the  American  Ethnological  Society  of  New  York, 
Vol.  6.) 

Chicago  Folk-Lore  The  Folk-Lorist,  Vol.  i,  No.  1,  Chicago,  the  Chicago  Folk-Lore 
Society.  Society,  1892. 

Compton,  M The  American  Indian  Fairy  Tales.  New  York,  Dodd,  Mead  & 

Co.,  1907. 

Gushing,  F.  H Outlines  of  Zuni  Creation  Myths.  Washington,  1896.  (Thir- 
teenth Annual  Report  of  the  Bureau  of  American  Ethnology.) 
Zuni  Folk  Tales.  New  York,  G.  P.  Putnam's  Sons,  1901. 


Curtin,  J Myths  of  the  Modocs.     Boston,  Little,  Brown  &  Co.,  1912. 

Creation  Myths  of  Primitive  America.     Boston,  Little,  Brown  & 

Co.,  1898. 
Curtis,  E.  S The  North  American  Indian.     New  York,  1907-1915.     (The  10 

volumes  of  this  work  thus  far  published  may  be  consulted  in 

the  more  important  libraries.) 

Dixon,  R.  B Maidu  Texts.     Leyden,  -Holland,  E.  J.  Brill,  1912.     (Publica- 
tions of  the  American  Ethnological  Society  of  New  York, 

Vol.  4.) 
Dorsey,  G.  A Traditions  of  the  Skidi  Pawnee.     Boston,  Houghton,  Mifflin  & 

Co.,    1904.     (Memoirs  of  the  American   Folk-Lore   Society, 

Vol.  8.) 
Dorsey,  J.  O.,  and    Dictionary  of  Biloxi  and  Ofo  Languages.     Washington,   1912. 

Swanton,  J.  R.  (Bureau  of  American  Ethnology,  Bulletin  47.) 

Goddard,  P.  E Jicarilla  Apache   Texts.     New   York,    1911.     (Anthropological 

Papers  of  the  American  Museum  of  Natural  History,  Vol.  8.) 

Gordon,  H.  L Legends  of  the  Northwest.     St.  Paul  Book  &  Stationery  Co.,  1881. 

Grinnell,  G.  B Blackfoot  Lodge  Tales.     New  York,  C.  Scribner's  Sons,  1892. 

Pawnee  Hero  Stories  and  Folk-tales.     New  York,  Forest  and 

Stream  Publishing  Co.,  1889. 
Punishment  of  the  Stingy  and  other  Indian  Stories.     New  York, 

Harper  &  Brothers,  1901. 
Hewitt,  J.  N.  B.  . .  .Iroquoian  Cosmology.    Washington,  1904.    (Twenty-first  Annual 

Report  of  the  Bureau  of  American  Ethnology.) 

Hopkins,  W.  J The  Indian  Book.     Boston,  Houghton,  Mifflin  &  Co.,  1911. 

Judd,  M.  C Wigwam  Stories.     Boston,  Ginn  &  Co.,  1901. 

Judson,  K.  B Myths  and  Legends  of  California  and  the  Old  Southwest.     Chi- 
cago, A.  C.  McClurg  &  Co.,  1912. 
Myths  and  Legends  of  the  Pacific  Northwest.    Chicago,  A.  C. 

McClurg  &  Co.,  1912. 
Myths  and  Legends  of  Alaska.     Chicago,  A.  C.  McClurg  &  Co., 

1911. 
Myths  and  Legends  of  the  Mississippi  Valley  and  the  Great 

Lakes.     Chicago,  A.  C.  McClurg  &  Co.,  1914. 
Leland,  C.  G Algonquin    Legends    of    New    England.    Boston,    Houghton, 

Mifflin  &  Co.,  1884. 
Leland,  C.  G.,  and    Kuloskap  the  Master.    New  York,  Funk  &  Wagnalls  Co.,  1902. 

Prince,  J.  D. 
Lloyd,  W.  J Aw-aw-tam  Indian  Nights.     Westfield,  N.  J.,  The  Lloyd  Group, 

1911. 

Lummis,  C.  F Man  who  Married  the  Moon.     New  York,  The  Century  Co.  [1902] . 

New  Mexico  David.     New  York,  C.  Scribner's  Sons,  1891. 
Matthews,  W Navaho    Legends.     Boston,    Houghton,    Mifflin    &   Co.,    1897. 

(Memoirs  of  the  American  Folk-Lore  Society,  Vol.  5.) 
Merriam,  C.  Hart Dawn  of  the  World.     Myths  and  Weird  Tales  told  by  the  Me  wan 

Indians  of  California.     Cleveland,  A.  C.  Clark  Co.,  1910. 

Mooney,  James Myths  of  the  Cherokee.    Washington,  1902.     (Nineteenth  An- 
nual Report  of  the  Bureau  of  American  Ethnology.) 
North  American  Indian  Fairy  Tales.     London,  Gibbings  &  Co.,  1905. 
Owen,  Mary  A Folk-lore  of  the  Musquakie  Indians  of  North  America.     London, 

David  Nutt,  1904. 

Phillips,  W.  S Totem  Tales.     Chicago,  Star  Publishing  Co.,  1896. 

Rand,  S.  T Legends  of  the  Micmacs.     New  York,  Longmans,  Green  &  Co., 

1894. 


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